Figure 1) Map.
Estimated shipping route (gray line) and actual route (green
line).
The green icon represents the most
recently reported ship location. The 4 potential turtle eastern North
Pacific release locations for July 2023 are shown as colored circles.
The Thermal Corridor area is outlined in white.
Daily 5km SST is shown for
2023-07-02, based on the most recently available
remotely sensed data. Black lines represent the 17°C isotherm.
Figure 2) Average SST time series.
Colors correspond to the 4 possible
release locations on the map.
For each location, the colored
circles represent weekly SST averages during 2023. The lighter solid
line represents the long-term monthly SST averages between 1997-2022.
The black horizontal line at 17°C is a reference for optimal
temperatures during turtle release.